Toilet powder shaker and dispensing container therefor



April 15, 1947.

E. POILLON TOILET POWDER SHAKER AND DISPENSING CONTAINER THEREFOR Filed April 1, 1944 nrmelvzr A Patented Apr. 15, 1947 ,nspsz UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOILET POWDER SHAKER AND DISPENSING CONTAINER THEREFOR Ethel Adriance Poillon, Forest Hills, N. Y.

Application April 1, 1944, Serial No. 529,213

1 Claim. 1

The invention relates to improvements in toilet powder shakers and has particular reference to a toilet powder container having the emitting end thereof housed within an artificial flower such as a rose or other flower, the parts of which may be made from crepe-paper, prepared fabrics or other suitable materials therefore, wherein such decorative flower means conceals from view all mechanical structure, so that the object as a unit may be employed as an ornamental art object.

The object of the invention resides in providing a powder container that may be used as a refill unit, and a top therefore perforated so that the powder may be sifted therefrom and through the floral parts thereof, means for mounting said floral parts upon a supporting means therefore that may be readily disposed on said container for assembly, and means for breaking the seal on the re-fill cartridge to permit the powder to be dispensed therefrom through the ornamentation forming the floral object.

Reference is made herewith to the prior patent of applicant, namely Patent No. 1,625,092 of April 19, 1927, for Toilet powder shakers, and structure shown, described and claimed herein constitutes improvements thereon and particularly designed for commercial purposes.

In the drawings forming part hereof Fig. l is a vertical sectional view of the powder container, its emitting top therefore, its coverage to represent a flower stem, the supporting ring for the floral leaves, calyx and petals thereof; Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the supporting ring and mounting band of the floral element assembly means; Fig. 3 is an elevation of the re-fill powder container and enclosure means therefore; and Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the dispensing receptacle for housing the powder shaker, showing the positioning therein of the ornamented object for show and shipping purposes.

Similar numerals of reference indicate similar and like parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

In the drawings 1 designates a metal container open at its lower end and provided with a cap 2, its upper end being spun to provide a reception groove 3 therein, the unit as a whole being covered with colored paper or other material 4 to represent the stem of a flower, said cover or material 4 being secured thereon by means of a 2 plastic band 5 that may be withdrawn when disposed in the shaker top therefor.

The top consists of a cap 5 having its lower rim beaded at l to fit in groove 3 of the container l, a perforated shaker hood 8 having mounted therein a pin 9 provided with a cutting head I0 to perforate and open the cover 4 of the powder container when same is mounted on said cap 5.

l l designates a plastic or metal ring split at l2, and a mounting band l3 between which the inner ends of all of the floral leaves [4, petals comprising the corolla l5 and calyx constituting the sepals 16 are all mounted to make up the flower, said parts may be cemented thereto or otherwise permanently attached, so that the floral assemblage supporting rings may be readily disposed in the groove of bead l in secure relation.

It is obvious that the powder content of the shaker may be sifted from the perforated cap into and through the floral parts and upon the desired surfaces of use, without injury to the ornamentation thereof, and emitting from an object wherein all of the structure used is entirely unseen.

Difficulty has been found in show and housing means for the art object, this however has been eliminated by reason of supplying therefore a container ll comprising a square paper box of four sides, a bottom and flap top 18, the relative sides thereof being apertured to receive a shelfpiece IS, with an opening 20 into which the floral object powder shaker is supported at or near the top thereof, the bottom thereof being positioned in a punched out aperture 2i, thusly providing a show holder therefore and a highly efiicient shipping media therefore.

It is further obvious that the structure may be altered in many and manifold ways without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed and desired to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

A powder shaker comprising in combination a dispensing receptacle closed at one end and open at its other end permitting access thereto, a paper wrapper enveloping all of the outer surface of said receptacle, said receptacle having formed therein a groove, and a removable cap therefor, said cap having at least one dispensing opening therein and having formed thereon a grooved beading arranged to seat within said groove in said receptacle, said grooved heading of said cap having mounted therein and detachable therefrom an extensible ring carrying the component structure of an artificial flower head through which powder is sifted after said paper wrapper has been partially opened to permit said powder to pass from said receptacle into and through said flower head.

ETHEL ADRIANCE POILLON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,625,092 Poillon Apr. 19, 1927 Number 

